Rakim Mayers, better known as the rapper ASAP Rocky, will headline the Rolling Loud festival and serve as a chair of the Met Gala this year — as long as he dodges a conviction at his trial for a 2021 Hollywood shooting.

Cindy Ord/WireImage Rapper ASAP Rocky's shooting trial just started, and lawyers are already weighing the potential influence his longtime partner Rihanna could have over the proceedings. On Thursday,

The rapper rejected a plea deal and will stand trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood.

A$AP Rocky will face judgment from a jury of his peers in his felony assault trial—but notably, none of those peers are Black.

Opening statements from both sides are expected Friday morning in the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky in Los Angeles. The jury, seven woman and five men, were sworn in ...

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The outlet claims Rocky’s plea deal consisted of three years of probation, a seven-year suspended prison sentence, and 180 days served in county jail, if plead guilty to one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Instead, Rocky wants to present his defense.

The 2021 case against the popular rapper, ASAP Rocky has begun its trial as judges heard the opening arguments from both sides. The rapper is alleged to have pointed a gun towards an old friend, Terell Ephron.

Lawyers for A$AP Rocky criticized the lack of Black people in the Los Angeles jury pool in the rapper's assault case.

While the legal battle unfolds, A$AP Rocky's business ventures and music career continue to secure his financial standing.

A$AP Rocky's felony assault trial for allegedly shooting his former friend A$AP Relli begins on January 21 in Los Angeles.